U.S. stock futures are plunging this morning. Another key exit from the Donald Trump White House has set investors on edge, as Gary Cohn, the head of President Trump’s National Economic Council, resigned. Cohn was considered a moderating voice in the White House, and opposed Trump’s

U.S. stock futures are plunging this morning. Another key exit from the Donald Trump White House has set investors on edge, as Gary Cohn, the head of President Trump’s National Economic Council, resigned. Cohn was considered a moderating voice in the White House, and opposed Trump’s tariff proposal.

As a result, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures have plummeted 1.02%, S&P 500 futures have dropped 0.73% and Nasdaq-100 futures are down 0.60%.

Turning to the options pits, volume was surprisingly light yesterday. Only about 16.3 million calls and 13.8 million puts changed hands. The CBOE single-session equity put/call volume ratio edged lower to 0.52 — a three week low. The 10-day moving average slipped to 0.62.

The Wheel of FORTUNE just concluded an interview, part of SA partnership with Cheddar TV to produce a Seeking Alpha "Idea of the Month" slot. These interviews are always a challenge because i) they are very short in nature (only 4-5 minutes), and ii) since it's live TV we are dealing

U.S. stock futures are plunging this morning. Another key exit from the Donald Trump White House has set investors on edge, as Gary Cohn, the head of President Trump’s National Economic Council, resigned. Cohn was considered a moderating voice in the White House, and opposed Trump’s

European stocks fell Tuesday, declining alongside U.S. stocks as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powells upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy underscored concerns that the central bank will ramp up its pace of raising borrowing rates.